NYCC 2012: Onell Design / Rawshark

Matt has become ground zero for the DIY toy scene, freely allowing other creators to build off of his Glyos universe, with big names such as Four Horsemen, Tarantuals, Spy Monkey and NiStuff all branching off of his creations. Matt takes this collaboration into the physical world as well by letting these collaborators share booth space at the various conventions they attend. Depending on what time you come by, you can meet different creators and their work.

When we first arrived, artist Peter Kato had set up some of his resin mini figures:

Jesse Moore was there with a Strawberry Shortcake scented Calgrim, which I snapped up immediately. The fumes were a pleasant mix of hazardous chinese chemicals and strawberries.

I am in awe of Jessie's epic beard.

All the cool Glyos stuff was either sold out or not on display. There was an assortment of clear Crayboth figures available to mess with.

Monster Worship had limited glow in the dark vinyls of their latest releases.

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One of the highlights of working NYCC last year was a chance to finally meet Matt. I recognized him right away, but I was confused by the table. There were so many figures and lines I didn't recognize. It was a bit intimidating. It didn't take long to figure out that Matt is a magnet for other artists. For a guy who's purpose is to gain exposure for his own line, Matt spent most of his time manhandling every creative person who walked up, "Gimme your sketch book! Do you have your sketches on you?! Let me see! C'mon!! OHH! These are awesome!" Then he'd rip the book out of their hands, put me (or someone else) in a headlock, shove the book in our face, and go, "Look how awesome these are!" And it was all sincere. ^_^

I hope the Glyos experiment continues to explode. This is the ultimate toy karma.